Text 38] Calculation of Time, from the Atom A35
of Bharata; varahah—Varaha; iti—thus; vikhyaltah—is celebrated; yatra—
in which; dsit—appeared; sikarah—hog shape; harih—the Personality of
Godhead.
TRANSLATION
O descendant of Bharata, the first millennium in the second half of the
life of Brahma is also known as the Varaha millennium because the
Personality of Godhead appeared in that millennium as the hog incarnation.
PURPORT
The different millenniums known as the Brahma, Padma and Varaha
kalpas appear to be a little puzzling for the layman. There are some
scholars who think these kalpas to be one and the same. According to Srila
Vigvanatha Cakravarti, the Brahma-kalpa in the beginning of the first half
appears to be the Padma-kalpa. We can, however, simply abide by the text
and understand that the present millennium is in the second half of the
duration of the life of Brahma.
TEXT 38
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kalo’yam dviparardhakhyo
nimesa upacaryate
avyakrtasyanantasya
hy anader jagad-atmanah
kalah—eternal time; ayam—this (as measured by Brahma’s duration of
life); dvi-para-ardha-akhyah— measured by the two halves of Brahma’s life;
nimesah—less than a second; upacaryate—is so measured; avyakrtasya—of
one who is unchanged; anantasya—of the unlimited; hi—certainly ; anadeh—
of the beginningless; jagat-almanah—of the soul of the universe.
TRANSLATION
The duration of the two parts of Brahma’s life, as above mentioned, is
calculated to be equal to one nimesa [less than a second] for the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, who is unchanging and unlimited and is the cause
of all causes of the universe.
